…and what is Claire? When is she? How is she? Dead? Alive? Ghost? Human? None of the above?
Indeed, the whole Claire-Aaron axis is one of the most underexplained storylines of Lost in general—what’s so special about the kid, why did he need to be born on the Island, etc. I always thought Emilie de Ravin was underused on the show; expect for her excellent flashback involving her mother’s death coma, Claire was too often the observer. Hopefully she’ll get more to do as—well, whatever she is now. (Next season, at least. According to Lostpedia, “Emilie de Ravin has been demoted to a holding contract due to Claire’s absence and will then be back to a regular contract by the first episode of Season 6.”)
So you tell me: what’s Claire doing hanging around with Christian? And if the Island wants the Oceanic Six back, why did Claire—or her ghost, or her appearance as a figment of Kate’s imagination—tell Kate not to bring Aaron?